2nd Amendment Story: Guns are a part of everyday life in Rural Areas of America

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"Pull!" 

The orange clay circle whooshes through a blue February sky, then disintegrates at the blast of a 12-gauge shotgun. Christine Fox has hit her target, and her six male skeet-shooting partners join in an "attaway" chorus. 

The road to the West Virginia Sportsman's & Firearms Association, one of scores of private shooting clubs in this state, is flanked by signs advertising church pancake breakfasts and deer crossings. Just over the hill is a tiny hamlet called Quiet Dell. 

Fox, a pediatrician, comes often to this shooting sanctuary for the camaraderie and competition.   

"Very much helps the self-discipline and concentration," says Fox from tiny, nearby Fairview. She grew up in Maryland suburbs of Washington and began sport shooting two years ago, at age 49.

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